Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, May 2: Two people are arrested in connection with the food poisoning that proved fatal and took the life of a girl student.
Two people, including the partner of Ideal Food Point Cool Bar of Chervathur are taken into custody by the police.
Meanwhile, an Omni van of the food joint was completely gutted in fire. It is suspected that angry public must have sent it on fire. In addition, the glasses of the outlet were broken as stones were pelted.
The van gutted in fire
Devananda
Devananda (16), student of 11th standard and resident of Perala in Chervathur, who consumed Shawarma from this outlet died on the afternoon of Sunday May 1.
As many as 48 people who had consumed shawarma from the same outlet on April 29 and 30 have also fallen sick. Most of these are students. Within hours of eating shawarma, the students complained of vomiting, fever, headache and other ailments. They are under treatment in district hospital and other hospitals.
Devananda fell sick on the morning of Sunday May 1 and was given first aid at Chervathur primary health care centre and later admitted to district hospital where she succumbed in the afternoon.
Post-mortem of the body of Devananda will be carried out on Monday May 2 at Kannur government medical college hospital.
Thirty-nine people are getting treated at district hospital while nine are under observation at Chervathur primary health care centre.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that this food joint does not have licence of food safety department. The samples of food from the food joint has been sent to Kochi lab for examination.